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Spring 1998 Raptor Count

Spring 1998 TV MK OS BE NH SS CH NG BW SW RT RL GE AK ML PG Other Total Comment
February       7                           7  
March 1     1,467 3 1 1       99 6 9 3 3 3   1,597  
April 648   34 160 23 776 22 4 835 2 1,689 19 3 26 4 2 RS-1 4,255  
May 81 1 22 20 7 490 9 1 1,267 1 70 2   5 2   MK-1 1,936  
Totals 730 1 56 1,654 33 1,267 32 5 2,059 3 1,858 27 12 34 9 4   7,795  

Key: TV-turkey vulture, MK-Mississippi Kite, OS-Osprey, BE-bald eagle, NH-northern harrier, SS-sharp-shinned hawk, CH-Cooper's hawk, NG-northern goshawk, BW-broad-winged hawk, SW-Swainson's Hawk, RT-red-tailed hawk, RL-rough-legged hawk, GE-golden eagle, AK-American kestrel, ML-merlin, PG-peregrine falcon, Gyr-Gyrfalcon